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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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: • Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... Demyelinating disease caused ... and <25% culture positive ... vomiting, visual changes
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... Infectious: • Bacterial ... Metastatic disease Inflammatory ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Lack of sensory changes ... , CMV, EBV - Bacterial ... Up: • Chem: CPK
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... • Cough • Changes ... • Gram stain: Positive ... 90% • Culture: Positive ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory ... drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... pleural effusions, CNS ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... #Syndrome #Differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... head in dependent position ... hormone use, vision changes ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Diagnosis Framework ... condition that causes ... cryptococcosis • Bacterial ... meningitis Inflammatory ... #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... and gray matter changes ... tract, and often causes ... chorioretinitis, CNS ... syndrome: Ocular inflammatory